Hitler’s Wife by Antoni Gronowicz Authorized translation from the Polish by Donald S. Rockwell, about the Complex Relationship Between Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun, Published by Paramount Publishing Company, New York, 1942 – First American Edition.
An Important Publication on the Relationship Between Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun. The author, a Polish foreign correspondent, spent several weeks in 1938 at the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha’s estate, where he heard numerous details about the connection between Hitler and Braun. The information he gathered was later confirmed by senior figures in the Third Reich, some of whom had access to sources of information unavailable even during Hitler’s rise to power. This book is based on what Gornowicz heard from the Duke, and it includes many details about Hitler’s personal life, some of which have never been verified from other sources. Additionally, some descriptions seem so fantastical that they have been regarded with skepticism by certain historians. At the beginning of the book, the following dedication is printed: “Dedicated to the freedom and democracy of America which make it impossible for a man like Hitler to rise to power.”
Eva Braun met Adolf Hitler in 1929, when she was 17 years old, while working at the photography shop of Heinrich Hoffmann, the official Nazi Party photographer. This marked the beginning of a complicated relationship, characterized by ups and downs, with Eva living by Hitler’s side in relative isolation. For years, their relationship was kept secret from the German public to preserve Hitler’s image as a dedicated leader without personal commitments. Despite her proximity to Hitler, Braun had no involvement in political or military decision-making. Hitler confined her role to his private life, and she spent most of her time in solitude at Berghof, Hitler’s Bavarian mountain retreat. There, she pursued her interests in photography, fashion, and sports. Despite the isolation forced upon her, Braun remained loyal to Hitler until the very end, even as many top Nazi officials abandoned him in his final days. As the Third Reich collapsed in April 1945, Braun left Bavaria and joined Hitler in the Berlin bunker, fully aware of the imminent danger. On April 29, 1945, just a day before their deaths, Hitler and Eva Braun were married in a brief ceremony witnessed by a few close aides. On April 30, both committed suicide—Hitler by gunshot, Braun by swallowing cyanide. Their bodies were burned, in accordance with Hitler’s orders, to prevent Soviet forces from desecrating them.
[8], 212 pages. Original dust jacket. Very good condition.
